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Former Packers' coach Mike Holmgren rips Trump over coronavirus response: 'It didn't have to be this bad'

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren criticized President Trump on Tuesday for his response to the coronavirus pandemic which he says is to blame for the team’s decision to extend the ban on fans at Lambeau Field.

The Packers announced Tuesday that fans would not be allowed to attend home games indefinitely due to the “concerning increase" of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Green Bay area and throughout Wisconsin.

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The announcement prompted the Packers Hall of Fame Coach to issue a statement blaming the president’s response to the pandemic.